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la reacciones. >> mi rostro, tu rostro. >> si richard blanco pensÓ que su poema se perderÍa en la toma de posesiÓn. >> un delirio completo. >> el poeta mÁs joven y el primer hispano en haber tenido ese honor habla hoy dÍa de un tipo de reconocimiento que nunca esperÓ. >> lo mÁs bonito ha sido las personas en la calle que me han reconocido y me contandome de cuanto le gusta el poema. >> mÁs cuando nadie estaba supuesto escuchar el poema, practicarlo en su hogar en el estadio de maine dice que tomarÍa muchisima imaginaciÓn. >> mi sobrino tuvieron de visita e hicieron un mufrn cÓdimuÑeco como la lectura iba a ser, afuera en el frÍo, practicar leyendo el poema el muÑeco de nieve (risas) y le encantÓ. >> el muÑeco de nieve como los millones que lo escucharon posiblemente derretidos por su poema titulado un hombre. >> manos tan gastadas como las de mi padre cortando caÑa de azÚcar >> un homenaje a inmigrantes y sus padres, lo que nunca esperÓ es conmoverse por estas palabras del presidente obama. >> nuestro camino no se ha terminado hasta que nuestros hermanos y hermanas gay
la reacciones. >> mi rostro, tu rostro. >> si richard blanco pensÓ que su poema se perderÍa en la toma de posesiÓn. >> un delirio completo. >> el poeta mÁs joven y el primer hispano en haber tenido ese honor habla hoy dÍa de un tipo de reconocimiento que nunca esperÓ. >> lo mÁs bonito ha sido las personas en la calle que me han reconocido y me contandome de cuanto le gusta el poema. >> mÁs cuando nadie estaba supuesto escuchar el poema, practicarlo en...
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blanco que recitó un poema que a todos nos conmovió y habla del sacrificio de sus padres. >>> en el lenguaje que mi madre me enseñó, en cada idioma, ha hablado en un solo viento que lleva nuestra vida sin prejuicio, tal como estas palabras salen de mis labios un cielo, desde que los montes y las sierras que recuperamos, y desde el mississipi hasta el colorado piensen en el trabajo de nuestras manos cosiendo ,preparando puentes, haciendo un trabajo para el jefe, curnado una herida o haciendo un informe, o limpiando el último piso de la torre de la libertad. >>> richard blanco de raíces cubanos, nacido en españa y abiertamente gay, en al juramentación del presidente barack obama donde es el día que se conmemora el cumpleaños de marthin luther king, como ustedes saben, un aguerrido luchador de los derechos civiles, que en cierto forma también se le rinde tributo cuando se hace historia, lourdes meluzá también estuvo ahí en el capitolio y presenció las reacciones de la familia del presidente barack obama y también los minutos después de su discurso, adelante. >>> el presi
blanco que recitó un poema que a todos nos conmovió y habla del sacrificio de sus padres. >>> en el lenguaje que mi madre me enseñó, en cada idioma, ha hablado en un solo viento que lleva nuestra vida sin prejuicio, tal como estas palabras salen de mis labios un cielo, desde que los montes y las sierras que recuperamos, y desde el mississipi hasta el colorado piensen en el trabajo de nuestras manos cosiendo ,preparando puentes, haciendo un trabajo para el jefe, curnado una herida o...
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we'll speak to richard blanco, who made history yesterday. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ >>> welcome back to "starting point." i'm christine romans. stock futures mixed amid a big week of corporate earrings. we'll hear from johnson & johnson, dupont, and verizon, google, ibm and texas instruments. apple reports tomorrow. >>> probably your biggest asset or big
we'll speak to richard blanco, who made history yesterday. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [...
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blanco, que le pone richard por el ex presidente richard nixon, entendÍa que estaba en contra de la ditacdura en cuba, y richard blanco es el primer hispano, el primer inmigrante y el primera poeta homosexual. >>> no me dieron ninguna restricciÓn, y uno se pone a pensar es un poema especial, no solamente de mi familia, es como un regalo a estados unidos, es como un honor y me hace honor, el poema es... >>> tu regalo. >>> richard, eres americano, o fuiste concebido en espaÑa, nacido en cuba y crecido en estados unidos. ¿quÉ eres? >>> depende del dÍa de la semana. a veces me siento bien cubano, a veces bien americano, es una pregunta que no tiene una respuesta definitiva, a lo que es el tema del arte, si hubiera una respuesta tan fÁcil no me tomarÍa tres libros, es una pregunta que me hago todos los dÍas, a veces pienso que lo de los cubanos no me llega tanto, y toca un poco de celia cruz y las lÁgrimas comienzan, y digo dÓnde estÁn mis palmas, y a veces me siento que quiero pensar cÓmo serÍa un cubano en venecia. >>> serÁs el primer inmigrante en participar en esta cere
blanco, que le pone richard por el ex presidente richard nixon, entendÍa que estaba en contra de la ditacdura en cuba, y richard blanco es el primer hispano, el primer inmigrante y el primera poeta homosexual. >>> no me dieron ninguna restricciÓn, y uno se pone a pensar es un poema especial, no solamente de mi familia, es como un regalo a estados unidos, es como un honor y me hace honor, el poema es... >>> tu regalo. >>> richard, eres americano, o fuiste concebido...
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eric cantor was caught making a sour faces during richard blanco's reading of a poem. doesn't look like a fan there. and malia caught in hopping for a quick photo bomb as sasha tried to snap a moment of the parents. both daughters were in good spirits, hopping and bouncing as guests took the stage. malia showed off her moves. it's so nice to see the girls grow up. from 2004 to now -- >> you've seen the change from, you know, president obama from four years ago and how he's changed, and then the girls, too. watching them grow up and seeing them in that moment, just enjoying it was awesome. >> absolutely. michelle obama always says she wants them to be normal, nice and well mannered. >> seems like she's doing a great job. >> doing a great job. members of congress will hold a news conference to mark the 40th anniversary of the landmark supreme court decision legalizing abortion in most cases. now a new nbc news/wall street journal poll finds 70% of americans say roe v. wade should not be overturned. >>> former penn state football coach joe paterno died on this date last y
eric cantor was caught making a sour faces during richard blanco's reading of a poem. doesn't look like a fan there. and malia caught in hopping for a quick photo bomb as sasha tried to snap a moment of the parents. both daughters were in good spirits, hopping and bouncing as guests took the stage. malia showed off her moves. it's so nice to see the girls grow up. from 2004 to now -- >> you've seen the change from, you know, president obama from four years ago and how he's changed, and...
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otro que hace noticias, richard blanco, el poeta cubano que dirá un poema para la ocasion. y el reverendo luis león, que ofrecerá la bendicion. >>otro hispano es un soldado de raíces costarricenses, que tiene el honor de formar parte de la escolta de barack obama. un sueño que tuvo de niño >>tiene 2 años, sargento marcelo araya tiene una decada en el ejército >>me gradue de highschool a los 1 años. a los 17 años. >>fueron tantos sus deseos quew su padre no tuvo opcion que firmar su autorizacion para que entrara a las fuerzas armas. esta pasión lo ha convertido en líder, actualmente entrena colegas que serán enviados a iraque. >>ahora su rol lo desempeña lejos de su lugar de trabajo, sirve a barack obama >>el sargento cumple con una mision que pocos logran desempeñar >>cuando me eligieron, no lo podía creer. >>a él lo eligieron entre 200 mil soldados >>un honor para mi, para mis líderes y mi familia. >>aparte de participar en el desfile por la noche, tendra la oportunidad de probar sus dotes de bailarin en la gala. >>sera un rol especial. >>ojalá que le ens
otro que hace noticias, richard blanco, el poeta cubano que dirá un poema para la ocasion. y el reverendo luis león, que ofrecerá la bendicion. >>otro hispano es un soldado de raíces costarricenses, que tiene el honor de formar parte de la escolta de barack obama. un sueño que tuvo de niño >>tiene 2 años, sargento marcelo araya tiene una decada en el ejército >>me gradue de highschool a los 1 años. a los 17 años. >>fueron tantos sus deseos quew su padre no tuvo...
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blanco, en nomrbe de todo el equipo para agradecer la sintonia, hemos tenido todo el día de hoy para invitarles laultima información, lo hacemos con todo el entusiasmo del ritmo, con la misma forma en que recorre una milla y media en la capital, cuenta con diferentes bandas, foros, y también con la presencia del mandatario que ustedes saben en algunas oportunidades recorre parte de estas millas caminando en esta ocasion, la temperaturas está a favor de todos, la máxima hace 4 años fueron 28 grados farenheit, y en este año hablamos de temperaturas en los 40, así que lo hemos disfrutado un poco más, no hemos estado con ese frío terrible que no permite que nadie pueda festejar tranquilo en un día como hoy, estados unidos juramentó por segunda vez a un afroamericano, el primer presidente de raza negra en llegar a este puesto de liderazgo, para mi ha sido maravilloso compartir esta experiencia, más adelante en los próximos días compartiré detalles de como se lleva la ocbertura en facebook, ojalá que pueda visitarla. es mucha más inforación, se que todos ustedes en casa n
blanco, en nomrbe de todo el equipo para agradecer la sintonia, hemos tenido todo el día de hoy para invitarles laultima información, lo hacemos con todo el entusiasmo del ritmo, con la misma forma en que recorre una milla y media en la capital, cuenta con diferentes bandas, foros, y también con la presencia del mandatario que ustedes saben en algunas oportunidades recorre parte de estas millas caminando en esta ocasion, la temperaturas está a favor de todos, la máxima hace 4 años fueron...
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. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: information trickled out today about the siege of a natural gas plant in algeria. there was word that one american hostage had been killed, but a definitive accounting of all
. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway....
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. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his chpionship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: information trickled out today about the siege of a natural gas plant in algeria. there was word that one american hostage had been killed, but a definitive accounting of all th
. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his chpionship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway....
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and richard blanco, appearing last night with anderson cooper. he was inspired to write "one today" after hearing then-senator obama speak at the democratic national convention in 2004. >> i always wanted to write a poem and i finally got an assignment and there were echoes of that in my mind, and something i've always believed, especially since i moved to a small town, that idea of unity, not only unity, but the fact that we're all so necessary, and every little piece is what makes this puzzle in america work. >> later on "starting point," soledad will sit down with poet richard blanco. >>> the mountains of park city, utah, looking like hollywood. the 35th annual sundance film festival. celebrities, and celebrity sightings and movies to see. "linsanity" one of the films we'll profile. and we'll take to you park city for a live report from our very own zoraida sambolin. >> very own movie star. >> 16 minutes past the hour. time for your morning headlines. >> honolulu star advertiser, with two hawaii bands at the parade. one features a hula troop.
and richard blanco, appearing last night with anderson cooper. he was inspired to write "one today" after hearing then-senator obama speak at the democratic national convention in 2004. >> i always wanted to write a poem and i finally got an assignment and there were echoes of that in my mind, and something i've always believed, especially since i moved to a small town, that idea of unity, not only unity, but the fact that we're all so necessary, and every little piece is what...
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. >>> ahora el senador schulmer presenta a richard blanco, que fue concebido, como él dice en españa, nació en cuba y es ahora americano, vamos a ver >>> señor presidente señor vicepresidente estados unidos hoy, hoy un sol salió sobre nosotros, levantándose sobre las montañas, reflejándose sobre los lagos, diseminando una verdad simple, por las grandes planicies las montañas rocosas, una sola luz, bañando los techos, en una sola historia, con nuestros gestos silentes, pasando por las ventanas, mi cara, las caras de ustedes, miles de rostros en espejos, cada uno ansiando libertad, en un crescendo del día, los autobuses escolares, el ritmo del tráfico, los vendedores de fruta que se preparan armando arcoiris, buscando nuestro elogio, camiones con leche, petróleo, papel, recorriendo nuestras carreteras, junto a nosotros, cuando vamos rumbo a limpiar mesas, escribir libros, enseñar geometría, o trabajar empacando mercadería, como hizo mi madre por 20 años, para poder escribir este poema hoy, todos nosotros tan vitales como esa luz que nos baña, la misma luz que ilumina la
. >>> ahora el senador schulmer presenta a richard blanco, que fue concebido, como él dice en españa, nació en cuba y es ahora americano, vamos a ver >>> señor presidente señor vicepresidente estados unidos hoy, hoy un sol salió sobre nosotros, levantándose sobre las montañas, reflejándose sobre los lagos, diseminando una verdad simple, por las grandes planicies las montañas rocosas, una sola luz, bañando los techos, en una sola historia, con nuestros gestos...
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blanco el momento mÁs emotivo, habla mos con Él ante del momento histÓrico, veamos la entrevista. >>> gracias richard. >>> gracias. >>> estÁs haciendo historia al ser honrado como poeta inaugural, una ceremonia que todo el mundo estarÁ viendo, como te sientes por ser elegido? >>> sÍ, un honor increible, todavÍa me parece un sueÑo, pero la verdad es como que un pedacito, un pedazon del american dolariz dream. >>> cuÁl fue lo mas difÍcil de escribir el poema, era algo especÍfico, cuÁl fue el reto mas grande a la hora de escribir el p poema? >>> sÍ, eso mismo, una voz muy intima, los temas son mucho de familia. entonces como hablar de eso, com como mantener la misma voz, como dicen, la esencia. >>> sÍ, esencia. >>> e incluir al paÍs, parte de los hispanos, quisiera hablarle a los hispanos nada mÁs, es un pueblo para estados unidos entero, ese fue el obstÁculo mas grande, lo que aprendÍ eso mismo que la voz mÍa. la voz poÉtica se puede decir, aunque estÉ escribiendo sobre ceci, mi mamÁ y estados unidos, eso aprendÍ, mientrasmmientrasma mientrasmmientrasma mientrasman
blanco el momento mÁs emotivo, habla mos con Él ante del momento histÓrico, veamos la entrevista. >>> gracias richard. >>> gracias. >>> estÁs haciendo historia al ser honrado como poeta inaugural, una ceremonia que todo el mundo estarÁ viendo, como te sientes por ser elegido? >>> sÍ, un honor increible, todavÍa me parece un sueÑo, pero la verdad es como que un pedacito, un pedazon del american dolariz dream. >>> cuÁl fue lo mas difÍcil de...
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blanco where he talked about the 20 empty desks which is very moving, but here we are and today we have another shooting. >> right. >> on a campus. your reaction to that? >> we have a state of texas which is actually in the middle ground when it comes to gun deaths and gun violence but which has a higher than average rate of gun ownership. now, in the nra's math, that should mean that these things should never happen because there are more guns in texas. you shouldn't have incidents like that. there are lots and lots of guns there. here you had from what we're understanding, more than one person with a gun. to their calculus that should mean no shootings should happen. people being shot in the cross fire of gun violence is something so common on the streets of so many cities that it's clear that we have to address it. we simply have to. >> it's a public health problem. >> exactly. >> sorry, david, very quickly. >> i was just going to say in texas they are pushing a law that would allow concealed carry on college campuses. obviously not a good idea. >> joy, david, thank you both. we go t
blanco where he talked about the 20 empty desks which is very moving, but here we are and today we have another shooting. >> right. >> on a campus. your reaction to that? >> we have a state of texas which is actually in the middle ground when it comes to gun deaths and gun violence but which has a higher than average rate of gun ownership. now, in the nra's math, that should mean that these things should never happen because there are more guns in texas. you shouldn't have...
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we're very excited that richard blanco will be joining us. he is the youngest-ever inaugural poet, the first hgbt -- lgbt inaugural poet. reverend louis leon will be overseeing the traditional st. johns service that kicks off the president's day will be offering the benediction, and the ceremony will end with beyonce singing the national anthem. one quick thing on the bibles. obviously, these are very, very historic bibles and very symbolic bibles as we head into the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the march on washington in 1963. with that, i'd like to hand it over to our partners at jtf to talk about the inaugural parade which will take place after the lunch that matt discussed. ma'am? >> thank you. as they said, i'm colonel michelle roberts from joint task force national capitol region, and our task force has responsibility for planning and coordinating all of the military ceremonial support for the inaugural activities. um, once the luncheon is complete the president, the first lady, the vice
we're very excited that richard blanco will be joining us. he is the youngest-ever inaugural poet, the first hgbt -- lgbt inaugural poet. reverend louis leon will be overseeing the traditional st. johns service that kicks off the president's day will be offering the benediction, and the ceremony will end with beyonce singing the national anthem. one quick thing on the bibles. obviously, these are very, very historic bibles and very symbolic bibles as we head into the 150th anniversary of the...
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she said that years ago, i think. >> richard blanco, thank you so much. ed for for the record, you have arrived now. >> i'm in america. >>> coming up next, business before the belle with brian shactman. we're live from the dubliner. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ with multiple lacerations to the wing and a fractured beak. surgery was successful, but he will be in a cast until it is fully healed, possibly several months. so, if the duck isn't able to work, how will he pay for his liv
she said that years ago, i think. >> richard blanco, thank you so much. ed for for the record, you have arrived now. >> i'm in america. >>> coming up next, business before the belle with brian shactman. we're live from the dubliner. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you....
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richard blanco will be the first latino to read the poem. he grew up in miami. he lives in maine working as a civil engineer and author. blanco will be the first openly gay poet to recite the inauguration poem. >>> we're getting a bird's eye view of the district before the swearing. >> check out these pictures taken on board the international space station. chris hat field posted this shot of the town lit up on saturday night. this one was taken yesterday. you can see the potomac river on the left with the mall cutting through the middle. you can make out the washington monument and the capitol. can you see it there? >> little more than a bird's eye view i think. >> the technology there. >> amazing to see. >>> it is 5:51 right now. 35 chilly degrees outside our studios. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for what you expect this morning. >> there's capitol hill. we're under a mostly cloudy sky now. reagan national airport 35 degrees. we've got a northeast wind around 10 miles an hour. it feels like it's more like the upper 20s and over th
richard blanco will be the first latino to read the poem. he grew up in miami. he lives in maine working as a civil engineer and author. blanco will be the first openly gay poet to recite the inauguration poem. >>> we're getting a bird's eye view of the district before the swearing. >> check out these pictures taken on board the international space station. chris hat field posted this shot of the town lit up on saturday night. this one was taken yesterday. you can see the potomac...
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blanco became the youngest inaugural poet ever and the first hispanic or openly gay person to recite a poem at the ceremony. in one passage he paid tribute to the victims of last month's elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> all of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day, equations to solve, history to question or atoms imagined, the "i have a dream" we all keep dreaming or the impossible vocabulary of sorrow that won't explain the empty desk of 20 children marked absent today and forever. >> ifill: a rev. of st. john's episcopal church where the first family worshipped this morning gave the been diction >> we pray for your blessing because without it, we will see only what the eye can see. but with the blessing of your blessing, we will see that we are created in your image, whether brown, black or white, male or female, first generation immigrant american or daughter of the american revolution, gay or straight, rich or poor. we pray for your blessing because without it, we will only see scarcity in the m
blanco became the youngest inaugural poet ever and the first hispanic or openly gay person to recite a poem at the ceremony. in one passage he paid tribute to the victims of last month's elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> all of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day, equations to solve, history to question or atoms imagined, the "i have a dream" we all keep dreaming or the impossible vocabulary...
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poet. >> we have our next guest is the poet richard blanco, which he will share words for us he has composed for this occasion. [applause] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the smokies, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains, then charging across the rockies. one light waking up rooftops, under each one a story, told by our silent gestures moving across windows. my faith, your face, millions of faces in morning's mirrors, each one yawning to life, crescendoing into our day. the pencil yellow school buses, the rythym of traffic lights, fruit stands, apples, limes and oranges a raid like rainbows, begging our praise. silver trucks heavy with oil or paper, bricks or milk, teaming over highways alongside us on our way to clean tables, read ledgers, or save lives, to teach geometry, or ring up groceries, as my mother did for 20 years so i could write this poem for all of us today. all of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on b
poet. >> we have our next guest is the poet richard blanco, which he will share words for us he has composed for this occasion. [applause] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the smokies, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains, then charging across the rockies. one light waking up rooftops, under each one a story, told by our silent gestures moving...
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>> i learned that poet richard blanco wrote three poems in preparation for yesterday, and the one they chose wasn't his favorite, initially. but that is the one he liked ultimately. >> mike? >> dubliner makes the best irish coffee in town! >> and i found more "morning joe" friends. you're the best! thank you so much. and maybe next remote, we might even get a republican here. thanks so much for watching. if it's way too early? >> it's "morning joe," but now it's full-time for chris cillizza. the fix is in. have a great, day, everyone! >> thanks again! have a great day! >>> four more years! president obama kicks off his second term with a rallying cry for where he wants the country to go. some say calling it progressive is an understatement. but can the president get bills on climate change and immigration through the republican-controlled house? meanwhile, in the middle east, israelis go to the polls and prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to keep his job. but what course does he want to take and what does that mean for the u.s. relationship with israel? >>> and today marks t
>> i learned that poet richard blanco wrote three poems in preparation for yesterday, and the one they chose wasn't his favorite, initially. but that is the one he liked ultimately. >> mike? >> dubliner makes the best irish coffee in town! >> and i found more "morning joe" friends. you're the best! thank you so much. and maybe next remote, we might even get a republican here. thanks so much for watching. if it's way too early? >> it's "morning...
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richard blanco was, as he says, "made in cuba"-- he was conceived there; "assembled in spain"-- his mother gave birth to him there; and quickly "imported to the united states"-- he grew up in miami. he trained and worked as a civil engineer before turning to poetry. he's published three volumes, most recently one titled "looking for the gulf motel". blanco now lives in the small town of bethel, maine. on monday, he will become the first latino, the first openly gay, and the youngest poet to read his work at a presidential inauguration. welcome. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> pleasure to be here. >> let me get to some of these firsts first, this inauguration say political event and it is a rare meeting of in your case politics and poetry. what do you see yourself bringing to it? ness well, i think first and foremost hopefully a great-- it is a question that had been ploting airport in the air. i would think and i would hope that i would hecht select first and foremost obviously for respect and admiration for my work. but it is also a tremendous honor. i mean one can't help but think o
richard blanco was, as he says, "made in cuba"-- he was conceived there; "assembled in spain"-- his mother gave birth to him there; and quickly "imported to the united states"-- he grew up in miami. he trained and worked as a civil engineer before turning to poetry. he's published three volumes, most recently one titled "looking for the gulf motel". blanco now lives in the small town of bethel, maine. on monday, he will become the first latino, the first...
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. >> richard blanco is the first latino poet to come men trait the president's inauguration. john f. kennedy was the first to include a poet in his inauguration ceremony and he chose robert frost in 1961. >> the land was ours before we were the land. she was our land more than 100 years before we were her people. >> wow. go ahead. >> i was just going to say, being here in ñ ? ? >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday," in washington this inauguration weekend. i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm rebecca jarvis. >>> coming up, he's covered every inauguration since rbj. >> then inauguration time used to be the big washington party scene but something has happened to the d.c. social world. veteran washington insider sally quinn explains all. >>> and they've grown before our eyes and they'll be spending another four years in the national spotlight. what it's like growing up in the white house. >>> but first this morning's top headlines. day four of the hostage crisis at a remote gas production plant in algeria. at has been killed. there are conflicting accounts of how many people are
. >> richard blanco is the first latino poet to come men trait the president's inauguration. john f. kennedy was the first to include a poet in his inauguration ceremony and he chose robert frost in 1961. >> the land was ours before we were the land. she was our land more than 100 years before we were her people. >> wow. go ahead. >> i was just going to say, being here in ñ?? >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday," in washington this inauguration...
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at noon, the inaugural address and the inaugural poem by richard blanco. at 12:30, the benediction. as we speak, president obama is about to step outside onto the west front of the capital. we are joined by clarence lusane, author of "the black history of the white house." professor at american university here in washington, d.c., professor of international relations. this book goes beyond the white house. it also talks about the capital, talks about those who built these institutions, physically. many of them enslaved. >> this is an important history. in fact, the capitol has now demolished the slave labor that went into building that building. there are two plaques, one in the main hallway, one on the house side. there is nothing in the white house that a knowledge as that. if you go on a tour, now self- guided, you can go through the blue room, the other important rooms in the white house, but there is nothing that tells you where the slave quarters were, where people lived in the basement, for example, during the period of slavery. so there is the need for the white house to als
at noon, the inaugural address and the inaugural poem by richard blanco. at 12:30, the benediction. as we speak, president obama is about to step outside onto the west front of the capital. we are joined by clarence lusane, author of "the black history of the white house." professor at american university here in washington, d.c., professor of international relations. this book goes beyond the white house. it also talks about the capital, talks about those who built these...
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the invocation -- the poem benediction from richard blanco. poem from richard blanco and benediction from reverend dr. luis leon. the church of the president, st. john's, and the second inaugural address. >> trying to find a balance between a government ruled by elite and ruled by a mob. both being a problem. he talked about the government we want, which is infrastructure, regulation, all the good things, and then recognized the government can't solve all the problems. i thought that was a reaching out, if you will, a shout at the tea party right that's rejectionist. then far more interesting, seemed to be a call out to tehran. he said our old enemies become our new friends. we're going to try to do that again. learn from the lessons in the past as we've done with vietnam and the germans and japanese and all the people we've gone to woor with and it's an amazing idea to throw that idea in the face of the neo cons. they hated what we heard him say. i spent some time with an iranian family this past weekend. they said go over to talk to the peop
the invocation -- the poem benediction from richard blanco. poem from richard blanco and benediction from reverend dr. luis leon. the church of the president, st. john's, and the second inaugural address. >> trying to find a balance between a government ruled by elite and ruled by a mob. both being a problem. he talked about the government we want, which is infrastructure, regulation, all the good things, and then recognized the government can't solve all the problems. i thought that was...
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the poet who will speak today is richard blanco. he's a poet who was trained as a civil engineer because his parents insisted that writing would never take him anywhere, but he will be delivering his poetry today at the president's inauguration. and then the benediction will be delivered by luis leon, who is the rector of st. john's church, the little church right across the street from the white house. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the chairman for the inaugurational ceremonies, the honorable charles e. schumer. >> mr. president, mr. vice president, members of congress, all who are present and to all who are watching, welcome to the capitol and to this celebration of our great democracy. now, this is the 57th inauguration of an american president, and no matter how many times one witnesses this event, its simplicity, its innate majesty, and most of all, its meaning, that sacred and yet cautious entrusting of power from we, the people, to our chosen leader never fails to make one's heart beat faster, as it will today with the
the poet who will speak today is richard blanco. he's a poet who was trained as a civil engineer because his parents insisted that writing would never take him anywhere, but he will be delivering his poetry today at the president's inauguration. and then the benediction will be delivered by luis leon, who is the rector of st. john's church, the little church right across the street from the white house. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the chairman for the inaugurational ceremonies,...
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. >> our next distinguished guest is the poet richard blanco, who will share with us words he has composed for this occasion. [ applause ] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peaking over the smokeys, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains, and charging across the rockies. one light waking up roof tops. under each one a story, told my our silent gestures moving across windows. my face, your face, millions of faces in morning's mirrors, each one yawning to life, crescendoing into our day, the pencilled yellow school buses, the rhythm of traffic lights, fruit stands, begging our praise. silver trucks heavy with oil or paper, bricks or milk, teeming over highways alongside us, on our way to clean tables, read ledgers, or save lives, to teach geometry or ring up groceries, as my mother did for 20 years, so i would write this poem for all of us today. all of us, as vital as the one light, the same light on blackboards are lessons for the day, equations to solve, history to q
. >> our next distinguished guest is the poet richard blanco, who will share with us words he has composed for this occasion. [ applause ] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peaking over the smokeys, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains, and charging across the rockies. one light waking up roof tops. under each one a story, told my our silent gestures moving...
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richard blanco will read his work of the day. and beyonce will play them into lunch, inside the capitol. lester holt is at the front of the capitol for us. lester, crowd is filling in behind you back there. >> it sure is. what a spectacular vantage point we have. the marine band playing right now. some of the dignitaries and vips taking their seats, including the governs who are just over my shoulder. members of the senate and house will be on the stage, along with the president's cabinet. diplomatic dignitaries and two forms presidents, president carter and clinton will be here, both president bushs will not be ascending this inauguration. things, as you say, should get under way about 11:30. the president and vice president will be introduced sometime after 11:00. we would expect them to take their seats near the front of the stage. the families, of course, will be with them. what is more stunning than the view behind me is the view that the president will have as he looks up the mall at thousands and thousands of people. while
richard blanco will read his work of the day. and beyonce will play them into lunch, inside the capitol. lester holt is at the front of the capitol for us. lester, crowd is filling in behind you back there. >> it sure is. what a spectacular vantage point we have. the marine band playing right now. some of the dignitaries and vips taking their seats, including the governs who are just over my shoulder. members of the senate and house will be on the stage, along with the president's...
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we are excited that richard bla nmp co will be -- blanco will be joining us. reverend louis leon will be overseeing the traditional st. john's service that kicks off the president's day on mopped and will be offering the prayer and beyonce will be singing the national anthem. these historic bibles, and they are symbolic bibles as we head into the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation and with that, i would like to hand it over to our partners and talk about the inaugural parade, which will take place after the lunch that matt discussed. >> thank you. i'm colonel michelle roberts. and our task force has the responsibility for planning and coordinating all of the military ceremonial support for the inaugural activities. once the luncheon is complete, the president and the first lady, the vice president and the second lady will be escorted out to the east front of the capitol, where they will be greeted by the commander of the task force and he will escort them down the steps to take the review. and the review is presidential escort unit which is com
we are excited that richard bla nmp co will be -- blanco will be joining us. reverend louis leon will be overseeing the traditional st. john's service that kicks off the president's day on mopped and will be offering the prayer and beyonce will be singing the national anthem. these historic bibles, and they are symbolic bibles as we head into the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation and with that, i would like to hand it over to our partners and talk about the inaugural parade,...
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we are excited that richard bla nmp co will be -- blanco will be joining us. reverend louis leon will be overseeing the traditional st. john's service that kicks off the president's day on mopped and will be offering the prayer and beyonce will be singing the national anthem. these historic bibles, and they are symbolic bibles as we head into the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation and with that, i would like to hand it over to our partners and talk about the inaugural parade, which will take place after the lunch that matt discussed. >> thank you. i'm colonel michelle roberts. and our task force has the responsibility for planning and coordinating all of the military ceremonial support for the inaugural activities. once the luncheon is complete, the president and the first lady, the vice president and the second lady will be escorted out to the east front of the capitol, where they will be greeted by the commander of the task force and he will escort them down the steps to take the review. and the review is presidential escort unit which is com
we are excited that richard bla nmp co will be -- blanco will be joining us. reverend louis leon will be overseeing the traditional st. john's service that kicks off the president's day on mopped and will be offering the prayer and beyonce will be singing the national anthem. these historic bibles, and they are symbolic bibles as we head into the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation and with that, i would like to hand it over to our partners and talk about the inaugural parade,...